Foreign  Missionaries 

of  the 


SWEDISH  BAPTISTS  OF  AMERICA 


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Foreign  missionaries  of  the 

Swedish  Baptists  of  America  in 
connection  with  the  American  Bap¬ 
tist  Foreign  Mission  Society  have  made  a 
large  contribution  towards  the  advance¬ 
ment  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  on  practically 
all  of  the  ten  Baptist  Foreign  mission  fields. 
The  purpose  of  establishing  Christian 
missions  in  foreign  lands  is  to  extend  the 
Kingdom  of  God  into  all  parts  of  the 
world.  This  is  done  by  preaching  the  gos¬ 
pel  of  Jesus  Christ  and  educating  the  in¬ 
habitants.  The  ultimate  aim  of  both  is 
the  same,  so  that  whether  a  missionary 
is  engaged  in  educational  work  or  preach¬ 
ing  he  is  doing  evangelistic  work  and  is 
helping  to  advance  the  Kingdom  of  God. 

Swedish  missionaries  have  made  good  in 
all  branches  of  missionary  activities,  evan¬ 
gelistic,  medical  and  educational,  and  in 
the  work  of  translating  the  Scriptures  they 
have  an  enviable  record.  Rev.  Eric  Lund, 
the  pioneer  of  the  Philippine  Islands,  by 
his  translation  into  the  three  principal 
dialects  of  the  Visayan  language  gave  the 
Bible  and  the  New  Testament  to  one 
seventh  of  the  entire  population  of  the 
archipelago.  The  American  Baptist 
Foreign  Mission  Society  was  divinely  led 
in  choosing  this  great-hearted  man  of  the 
north  land  to  open  and  pioneer  Baptist  work 
in  the  Philippines. 

Equaling  Mr.  Lund  in  facility  of 
expression  in  the  Visayan  language  is 
Miss  Annie  B.  Johnson  whose  evangelistic 
work  among  the  Filipino  women  has  met 
with  such  remarkable  success,  and  whose 


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school  Dr.  Robert  E.  Speer  characterized 
as  one  of  the  best  and  most  worthwhile 
institutions  in  the  Orient.  In  connection 
with  the  contribution  by  Swedish  mission¬ 
aries  to  the  field  of  literature,  mention 
should  be  made  of  the  quality  and  scope 
of  the  work  of  Rev.  Ola  Hanson,  Litt.D., 
for  the  wild  Kachins  in  the  Burma  hills. 
Just  before  leaving  Burma  the  British 
Government  presented  him  with  a  certifi¬ 
cate  of  appreciation  in  recognition  of  the 
quality  and  value  of  his  work.  Mention 
should  also  be  made  of  the  splendid  work 
done  by  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Eric  O.  Schugren 
at  Gurzalla,  South  India. 

Rev.  O.  L.  Swanson,  of  Golaghat,  Assam, 
with  his  burning  evangelistic  passion  and 
facility  in  Bible  instruction,  is  a  rare 
combination  of  Billy  Sunday  and  Campbell 
Morgan.  It  is  hoped  that  a  sufficient 
force  of  missionaries  may  soon  be  sent  to 
Assam  so  that  Mr.  Swanson  may  be  re¬ 
lieved  of  all  station  and  administration 
work  and  that  he  may  give  all  his  time  and 
strength  to  evangelistic  work  throughout 
the  entire  field. 

The  work  of  Rev.  William  Axling,  I). I)., 
at  the  Tokyo,  Japan,  tabernacle,  is  recog¬ 
nized  by  all  denominations  as  the  most 
vital  and  practical  Christian  work  being 
done  in  the  Japanese  empire.  The  activi¬ 
ties  of  the  tabernacle  and  its  accomplished 
pastor  touch  all  phases  of  life  and  thought 
of  the  people  of  Tokyo,  and  in  tact  extend 
throughout  the  empire.  During  the  past 
year  Dr.  Axling  was  invited  to  speak 
before  a  company  of  between  three  and 


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four  thousand  employees  of  the  four  large 
factories  of  the  Fuji  Spinning  Company. 
As  chairman  of  the  Baptist  Forward 
Movement  in  Japan,  Dr.  Axling  covers  the 
entire  empire  in  his  travels,  addressing 
large  audiences  of  Japanese  merchants, 
scholars  and  Christian  workers. 

In  medicine  Dr.  J.  A.  Ahlquist  and  Mrs. 
Ahlquist  are  in  charge  at  Tura,  Assam,  and 
in  Africa  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hjalmar  Ostrom 
are  doing  a  notable  piece  of  work.  Miss 
Sigrid  C.  Johnson,  superintendent  of  nurses 
at  the  Clough  Memorial  Hospital  at 
Ongole,  South  India,  writes:  “  I  consider 
the  year  1918  the  best  year  of  my  life,  for 
in  that  year  I  was  able  to  render  more 
service  to  my  fellowmen  than  I  had  ever 
done  before.  There  is  such  a  joy  in  this 
service  as  we  bring  relief  not  merely  to  the 
body  but  to  the  soul  as  well.  In  fact,  the 
medical  work  would  fail  of  its  chief  purpose 
did  we  not  preach  as  well  as  practice. 
Here  is  where  the  hospital  can  do  its  great 
work,  for  the  doors  of  the  highest  as  well  as 
the  lowest  castes  are  open  to  our  influence.” 

In  educational  work,  Miss  Esther  W. 
Lindberg,  of  the  Sgaw  Karen  School  at 
Moulmein,  Burma;  E.  J.  Anderson,  M.A., 
and  Mrs.  Anderson  in  Shanghai,  East 
China;  Miss  E.  J.  Peterson,  principal  of 
Union  Girls’  School  at  Hanchow,  East 
China;  Miss  V.  R.  Peterson,  in  charge  of 
the  Sgaw  Karen  School  at  Tharrawaddy, 
Burma;  Miss  Elizabeth  Vickland  of  the 
Girls’  Normal  School  at  Nowgong,  Assam; 
Miss  Lily  Ryden,  in  charge  of  the  Karen 
School  at  Schwegyn,  Burma;  Miss  C.  J. 

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Johnson  at  Tharrawadcly,  and  Miss  K. 
Olivia  Johnson  at  Iloilo,  P.  I.,  are  doing 
excellent  work.  Mrs.  Anna  Salquist,  in 
charge  of  the  Girls’  School  at  Suifu,  China, 
writes  :  “  The  warm  welcome  and  interest¬ 
ing  work  awaiting  me  soon  made  up  for 
whatever  difficulties  I  had  in  reaching  my 
destination.  It  was  good  not  to  find 
myself  a  stranger  here,  for  that  counts  more 
than  it  should  with  the  Chinese.  It  has 
done  much  to  make  my  path  smoother 
than  it  otherwise  would  have  been.” 

Miss  Selma  Lagergren  is  in  charge  of 
the  Kindergarten  department  of  the  Bible 
Training  School  at  Iloilo,  and  Miss  Mary 
Danielson  is  in  charge  of  evangelistic  work 
for  the  women  of  Osaka,  Japan.  Miss 
Leontine  J.  Dahl  at  Shanghai,  China,  is 
engaged  in  work  in  administration  office. 
M  rs.  A.  L.  Bain  is  assisting  her  husband  in 
West  Africa.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  A.  Love- 
gren,  who  are  studying  the  language  in 
preparation  for  work  at  Chengtu,  C  hina, 
with  Rev.  and  Mrs.  J.  E.  Tanquist  at 
Kohima,  Assam,  complete  the  list  of 
Swedish  missionaries  although  it  does  not 
begin  to  tell  of  the  value  of  the  work  which 
these  self-sacrificing,  devoted  servants  ot 
God  are  doing. 

Two  of  the  societies’  strongest  appointees 
this  year  are  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Albert  J. 
Dahlby  and  Rev.  and  Mrs.  David  Gustaf¬ 
son,  who  will  sail  in  October  for  Assam  and 
East  China,  respectively. 

Photographs  of  Swedish  missionaries  in 
service,  as  far  as  recent  copies  were  avail¬ 
able,  are  included  in  the  following  pages. 

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OLA  HANSON,  Litt.D. 
1890  Minnesota 
Namkham,  Burma 


Mrs.  OLA  HANSON 
1890  Nebraska 


K.  O.  BROADY,  D.D. 
I  Stockholm,  Sweden 


Mrs.  A.  L.  BAIN 
1893  Nebraska 
Mukimvika,  Africa 


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Mrs.  O.  L.  SWANSON 
1893  Illinois 


O.  L.  SWANSON 
1893  Illinois 
Impur,  A.ssam 


Mrs.  C.  A.  SALQUIST 
1897  Minnesota 
Chungking,  China 


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WILLIAM  AXLING,  D.D. 
1901  Nebraska 
Tokyo,  Japan 


Miss  VIOLETTA  PETERSON 
1898  Minnesota 
Tharrawaddy,  Burma 


Miss  MARY  E.  DANIELSON 
1902  Minnesota 
Osaka,  Japan 


Miss  ANNA  V.  JOHNSON 
1903  Illinois 
Iloilo,  Philippines 


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Miss  ESTHER  LINDBERG 
1908  Minnesota 
Moulmein,  Burma 


HJALMAR  OSTROM,  M.D. 
1912  Massachusetts 
Ntondo,  Africa 


Mrs.  HJALMAR  OSTROM 
1912  Massachusetts 


Miss  C.  L.  JOHNSON 
1910  Wisconsin 
Tharrawaddy,  Burma 


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Miss  SELMA  LAGERGREN 
1913  Illinois 
Iloilo,  Philippines 


Rev.  J.  E.  TANQUIST 
1913  Minnesota 
Kohima,  Assam 


Mrs.  J.  E.  TANQUIST 
1913  Minnesota 


Miss  ELLEN  VICKLAND 
1915  New  York 
Nowgong,  Assam 


Miss  SIGRID  JOHNSON 
1916  Michigan 
Ongole,  India 


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Miss  E.  J.  PETERSON  „ 
1913  Maine 
Hangchow,  China 


Miss  E.  E.  HOKANSON 
1917  Minnesota 
Huchow,  China 


LEVI  ALTON  LOVEGREN 
1917  Oregon 
Chengtu,  China 


Mrs.  LEVI  A.  LOVEGREN 
1917  Oregon 


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JONAS  AHLQUIST,  M.D. 
1917  Minnesota 
Tura,  Assam 


Mrs.  JONAS  AHLQUIST 
1917  Minnesota 


Miss  LILY  RYDEN 
1917  Minnesota 
Nyanglebin,  Burma 


Miss  LEONTINE  J.  DAHL 
1912  Minnesota 
Shanghai,  China 


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ELAM  J.  ANDERSON 
1918  Illinois 
Shanghai,  China 


Miss  RUBY  L.  ANDERSON 
1917  Nebraska 
Tokyo,  Japan 


Miss  EDNA  ODEN 
1918  Pennsylvania 
Ntondo,  Africa 


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Miss  ANNA  HAGQUIST 
1919  Omaha 
Under  appointment 


Miss  FRIDA  G.  WALL 
1919  Minnesota 
China 


Miss  AGNES  S.  MEL1NE 
1919  Nebraska 
Japan 


Miss  MINNIE  V.  SANDBERG 
1918  Missouri 
Tokyo,  Japan 


JOHN  BJELKE 
1919  Connecticut 
China 


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Rev.  K.  O.  ANDERSSON 
1919  Sweden 
Africa 


Mrs.  K.  O.  ANDERSSON 
1919  Sweden 


Rev.  A.  J.  DAHLBY 
1919  Minnesota 
Assam 


Mrs.  A.  J.  DAHLBY 
1919  Minnesota 


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It  is  regretted  that  recent  photographs 
of  the  following  were  not  available: 

Prof.  D.  GUSTAFSON  Mrs.  D.  GUSTAFSON 

1919  Illinois  1919  Illinois 

China 


Miss  ANNA  DAHLGREN 
Illinois 

Under  appointment 


Foreign  missionaries  of  the  Swedish 
Baptists  of  America,  in  cooperation  with 
the  ‘American  Baptist  Foreign  Mission 
Societies,  are  working  in  eighteen  different 
stations  in  the  seven  following  countries: 
Burma,  India,  Assam,  China,  Japan,  Africa 
and  the  Philippine  Islands.  In  the  pro¬ 
secution  of  their  varied  tasks  among  the 
many  people  where  they  work  the  use  of 
thirteen  different  languages  and  dialects  is 
required,  thus  indicating  the  wide  extent 
of  their  activity. 


The  following  have  resigned  and  are  no 
longer  in  active  service: 


Miss  Erika  Bergman 
Hjalmar  East,  M.D. 
Mrs.  Hjalmar  East 
Miss  M.  A.  A.  Gardelin 
Miss  Elena  C.  Lund 
Antony  Parsons,  M.D. 
Rev.  N.  C.  Parsons 
Mrs.  N.  C.  Parsons 

Mrs.  C. 


Miss  Gerda  Paulson 
Rev.  S.  E.  Samuelson 
Mrs.  Ebbone  Sjoblom 
Mr.  G.  W.  Stahlbrand 
Prof.  William  Smith 
Rev.  E.  O.  Schugren 
Mrs.  E.  O.  Schugren 
Mr.  C.  F.  Viking 
.  Viking 


The  following  died  in  service: 

Miss  Johanna  Anderson  C.  A.  Salquist 

E.  Sjoblom 


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For  additional  literati  rk 
or  other  information  regarding 
the  work  of  the  American  bap¬ 
tist  FOREIGN  MISSION  SOCIETY 
write  to  any  of  the  following: 

The  General  Board  of  Promo¬ 
tion,  200  Fifth  Ave.,  New 
York  City. 

The  State  Board  of  Promotion 
of  your  State. 

Department  of  Missionary 
Education,  708  Ford  Bldg., 
Boston,  Mass. 

Literature  Department,  Box 
41,  Boston,  Mass. 


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